U. Balto. president troubled by ‘disinvited’ speakers
US Ed. Sec'y Betsy DeVos was invited to speak at the U. of Balto., and students protested that invitation with a walkout and a rally yesterday.
Freddie Gray
Baltimore students respond to call for non-protest
Baltimore City faces a verdict soon in the case of a police officer accused of manslaughter etc., in the Freddie Gray case. Students might protest.
Baltimore fires its police chief
Mayor Rawlings-Blake fired Police Comm. Anthony W Batts following a report from the police union that criticized his handling of riots.
The South will not rise again
Texas will be using new textbooks this fall, which give slavery an inferior billing when it comes to what started the Civil War. Wrong.
After the riots, music brings kids normalcy
Days after the riots, a music lesson brings a tear to a teacher's eye in the West Baltimore neighborhood where Freddie Gray grew up.
Book review: The Long Shadow
Students in Baltimore's poorer neighborhoods have difficulty lifting themselves out of poverty. They <em>can</em>, but it's a tough road, especially if they're black.
Peaceful protesting returns to Baltimore
The city is mostly calm and peaceful after riots that tore it down and burned it up Monday. Students try to reclaim their identity in the city.
Youth launch riot over death of Freddie Gray
Protests turned violent in northwest Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray while he was in police custody. Several police officers were hurt.